Bruce Greenhow Carruthers

JohnD&CatherineT MacArthur Professor, Sociology
Professor, Sociology
Management and Organizations and Sociology PhD Program
Sociology PhD Program

Phone+1 847 467 1251
Emailb-carruthers@northwestern.edu

Source: Scopus

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Research Interests

Comparative Sociology, Economy and Society, Sociology of Law, Sociology of Organizations. His current research projects include a study of the historical evolution of credit as a problem in the sociology of trust, regulatory arbitrage, what modern derivatives markets reveal about the relationship between law and capitalism, and the regulation of credit for poor people in early 20th Century America.

Education/Academic qualification

Sociology, PhD, The University of Chicago

… → 1991

Sociology, MA, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

… → 1983

Communications, BA, Simon Fraser University

… → 1980

Research interests

Economic sociology
Political sociology

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Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for DEmocratizing Manufacturing Accessibility for Designers (DEMAND)
Birnbaum, L. A., Cao, J., Ehmann, K. & Carruthers, B. G.
National Science Foundation
9/1/18 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Child Labor Reform in Great Britain, Germany, & the United States
Carruthers, B. G.
National Science Foundation
9/15/08 → 8/31/09
Project: Research project
Regulatory Arbitage: Why Do Regulatory Races Go Up or Down?
Carruthers, B. G.
Tobin Project, Inc.
8/1/08 → 12/31/12
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Uniform Small Loan Laws and Credit for Poor Americans in the Early 20th Century
Carruthers, B. G.
National Science Foundation
6/1/04 → 5/31/08
Project: Research project

1408 Citations
44 Article
32 Chapter
23 Book/Film/Article review
23 Other contribution
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Law, governance, and finance: introduction to the Theory and Society special issue
Carruthers, B. G., Mar 1 2020, In: Theory and Society. 49, 2, p. 151-164 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Sovereignty, Law, and Money: New Developments
Carruthers, B. G. & Arslan, M., Oct 13 2019, In: Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 15, p. 521-538 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Taxation, spending, and the social safety net
Carruthers, B. G., Pomeranz, J. L., Swinburne, M., Rosenbaum, S., Huberfeld, N., Roberts, J. L. & Clark, B. R., Jan 1 2018, Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, Third Edition. University of California Press, p. 323-364 42 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
What is sociological about banks and banking?
Carruthers, B. G., Jan 1 2018, The Sociology of Economic Life, Third Edition. 3rd ed. Taylor and Francis, p. 242-263 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
1 Scopus citations
Financial decommodification: Risk and the politics of valuation in US banks
Carruthers, B. G., Jan 1 2017, Policy Shock: Recalibrating Risk and Regulation after Oil Spills, Nuclear Accidents and Financial Crises. Cambridge University Press, p. 371-394 24 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
3 Scopus citations